Spicy Tomato Soup

Name: Spicy Tomato Soup
Total time: 30
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 bay leaves; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste; 1 teaspoon garam masala; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 tablespoon Indian chili powder; ½ cup water, or as needed; 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree; 1 tablespoon white sugar; salt to taste; ⅓ cup heavy cream or half-and-half (Optional)

Recipe by njmom from allrecipes.com

Lunch 30 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 onion, chopped
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2 bay leaves
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1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
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1 teaspoon garam masala
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½ teaspoon ground turmeric

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1 tablespoon Indian chili powder
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½ cup water, or as needed
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1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
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1 tablespoon white sugar
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salt to taste
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⅓ cup heavy cream or half-and-half (Optional)

Instructions

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; stir in onions and bay leaves, and cook about 5 minutes until the onions begin to soften. Add flour, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, turmeric, and Indian chili powder. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Pour the water into the pan, and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom with a wooden spoon. Pour in the tomato puree and thin with additional water to desired consistency. Add sugar and salt; cook until sugar is dissolved and soup is hot, about 5 minutes.
Remove bay leaves and serve with cream if desired.